First Meeting Xiao Yi Xian

Beneath the blazing sun, a white figure suddenly streaked across the sky near the eastern region of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. The immense wind pressure carved a shallow trench straight through the forest below.

That rapidly flying figure was Xiao Kun, who had come out to gain experience.

After flying for most of the day, he finally arrived before nightfall at the town closest to the eastern region of the Magic Beast Mountain Range—Qingshan Town, where Xiao Yi Xian lived in the original story.

About a li outside the town, Xiao Kun emerged from a sparsely populated area, dressed in a black brocade robe.

Not wanting to be overly conspicuous, he had flown directly here and planned to enter the town on foot.

Walking along the streets paved with bluestone, Xiao Kun noticed that the most common people in town were mercenaries who lived every day with their lives on the line.

They traveled in groups, brazenly discussing where the strongest liquor was, where the best women were, and where the fiercest magic beasts could be found...

Empty-handed, Xiao Kun wandered about the streets like a traveler who had just arrived and was curiously taking in the sights.

Before long, Xiao Kun spotted a medicinal herb shop that occupied quite a large area. Looking at the three large words, "Myriad Medicine House," on the sign above its entrance, he knew this was the shop where Xiao Yi Xian worked.

With a trace of curiosity, Xiao Kun entered the shop and found it illuminated as brightly as day by Moonlight Stones hanging on the walls. There were quite a few customers, and the clerks were extremely busy.

Remembering that Xiao Yan had found a rare high-grade medicinal herb, Blood Lotus Essence, here, Xiao Kun walked over to a transparent display counter and began examining the Yellow Lotus Essence inside.

He also wanted to obtain that piece of Blood Lotus Crystal, because Blood Lotus Essence was one of the main ingredients for refining the Fifth-grade Medicinal Pill, the Blood Lotus Pill.

Although he was now capable of refining Sixth-grade Medicinal Pills, he had never even refined a Fifth-grade Medicinal Pill before. This was just right for some practice.

And after successfully refining it, he could give it to Xiao Yan. It would help him devour a Heavenly Flame while also allowing Xiao Kun to receive a critical-hit compensation.

Upon careful inspection, he quickly noticed that one piece of Yellow Lotus Essence was different from the rest.

Recalling the clerk's mercenary manner from the original story, Xiao Kun directly waved the hand wearing his Storage Ring before the male clerk beside him, then pointed at that piece of Yellow Lotus Essence. "Please take this out for me."

When the clerk saw the Storage Ring on Xiao Kun's hand, he immediately put on a fawning smile. Without caring why Xiao Kun wanted such a low-grade piece of Yellow Lotus Essence, he hurriedly took it out and handed it over.

Casually accepting the supposedly low-grade Yellow Lotus Essence, Xiao Kun lightly scratched its yellowed surface with his fingernail. Seeing the blood-red color revealed beneath, he casually raised the finger stained with a touch of red to his nose and sniffed it. A strange, somewhat bloody scent entered his nostrils.

Confirming that this was indeed the Blood Lotus Essence, Xiao Kun suppressed the small surge of joy in his heart. Taking out a pale green card containing 5,000 Gold Coins, he said calmly, "I'll take this Yellow Lotus Essence."

Although the clerk found Xiao Kun's bizarre behavior somewhat suspicious and wondered whether he had misjudged him, he did not dare show the slightest disrespect toward a customer who possessed a Storage Ring. "Sir, this is 100 Gold Coins."

As the clerk processed the card, Xiao Kun swiftly stored the Blood Lotus Essence in his Storage Ring.

With the transaction complete, Xiao Kun thought that although he had not met Xiao Yi Xian during this trip, he had still obtained the Blood Lotus Essence. He decided to find an inn and settle in first, leaving Xiao Yi Xian and the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling for later.

Xiao Kun stepped out of Myriad Medicine House. After walking along the street for a while, he casually found an inn, rented a room, and moved in.

The next day, just as dawn broke, the sleeping Xiao Kun opened his eyes. With his current strength, he no longer needed much rest at night.

After resting for the night, the fatigue from traveling most of the previous day had completely vanished. In its place was a body brimming with vitality.

Morning was the most effective time for cultivation. Xiao Kun sat cross-legged on the bed, formed the cultivation hand seals, and planned to cultivate for one hour first.

An hour later, daylight had fully broken, and Xiao Kun finished cultivating. Sensing his strength improve a little further, he could not help but smile in satisfaction.

"Today, I need to find out where the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling is."

Jumping down from the bed, Xiao Kun briefly washed up in the room.

Not long after breakfast, Xiao Kun returned to Myriad Medicine House.

His efforts had not been in vain. The moment he entered this time, he spotted a woman in white seated in her place, treating the injured patients coming and going.

The woman wore a light white dress. Her appearance was not breathtakingly beautiful, but she could still be called a rare beauty. The faint smile on her face carried an air of fresh, otherworldly grace, greatly enhancing her charm.

Especially her slender willow waist, bound by a green sash and narrow enough to fit in one hand, made a flash of amazement appear in Xiao Kun's eyes.

Of course, none of this was enough for Xiao Kun to confirm that she was Xiao Yi Xian.

What truly confirmed it for him was the injured patients' conversations and their trust in her.

After several twists and turns, he had finally met Xiao Yi Xian, fulfilling one wish of Xiao Kun, a Battle Through the Heavens fan in his previous life.

Next, he needed to find the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling ahead of time.

Xiao Kun recalled that the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling was inside a cave on a sheer cliff. That cliff was not far from the route Xiao Yi Xian took when gathering herbs. In the original story, Xiao Yan had reached it after walking just a short distance during a rest, and it was not far from the basin that served as the herb-gathering destination.

Thinking of this, with his strength as a Dou Wang, as long as he knew Xiao Yi Xian's herb-gathering route and the exact location of her destination, he would surely be able to find the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling on that cliff.

Originally, Xiao Kun had planned to ask Xiao Yi Xian directly, as well as mercenaries who had been there before. However, while gathering information, he learned that "Myriad Medicine House should be entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range again in the next few days to gather medicinal herbs."

After receiving this news, Xiao Kun decided to wait a few days and enter the Magic Beast Mountain Range together with Myriad Medicine House's herb-gathering team.

After all, this was his first time entering the eastern region of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Even if someone told him the route, he might not be able to find it with a map in hand. Better to honestly follow others through it once!

A few days later, Xiao Kun heard Myriad Medicine House calling out for recruits. "Myriad Medicine House is entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range to gather herbs! Xiao Yi Xian will be coming along too! There are only fifty spots, and you must be at least a two-star Dou Zhe. Hurry up, everyone!"

Thus, Xiao Kun watched as Myriad Medicine House's team filled its ranks and set off for the Magic Beast Mountain Range in grand procession. He quietly followed behind them.

It was not until evening that Myriad Medicine House's team arrived at the basin where they were to gather herbs.

Having followed them along the entire route, Xiao Kun did not disappoint himself and identified several likely locations. He planned to search them one by one after daybreak.

The next day, as soon as dawn broke, Xiao Kun impatiently flew toward the several cliffs he suspected, searching for the Predecessor's Cave Dwelling.

To his surprise, his luck was not bad. On the second cliff he investigated, he discovered a cave.